Yashna Batra
LLM Candidate, University of Cambridge | Former UN Consultant | Former Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
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Yashna Batra is a Master of Laws (LLM) candidate at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. She holds a First Class Honours Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from SOAS, University of London, and completed the Legal Practice Course at BPP University of London as a scholar.
Prior to her postgraduate studies, she worked on investigations and policy-oriented mandates involving multiple United Nations bodies, contributing to legal research, analysis, and institutional accountability processes. She has also practised as an associate in the Corporate (Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity) practice at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, one of India’s tier-one law firms, advising on complex cross-border transactions and regulatory matters.
Her academic and policy interests lie in public international law and global governance, with particular emphasis on women and child empowerment, international institutional accountability, and the regulation and governance of artificial intelligence in legal and public policy frameworks
